sĩ diện
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Vietnamese
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Sino-Vietnamese word from 士 (“scholar”) and 面 (“face”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (Hà Nội) IPA(key): [si˦ˀ˥ ziən˧˨ʔ]
- (Huế) IPA(key): [ʂɪj˧˨ jiəŋ˨˩ʔ] ~ [sɪj˧˨ jiəŋ˨˩ʔ]
- (Saigon) IPA(key): [ʂɪj˨˩˦ jiəŋ˨˩˨] ~ [sɪj˨˩˦ jiəŋ˨˩˨]
Noun
[edit]Verb
[edit]- (colloquial) to be egoistic; to be snobbish